GREENFIELD, Wis. - A family trip up north turned into an emergency situation for one Greenfield firefighter and paramedic a few weeks ago. While on duty, Brett Ponejolic has been the first on the ...

Five years of prohibition on walleye harvest in northern Wisconsin's Minocqua Chain has produced only one of its five desired outcomes. Perhaps most importantly, it has failed to restore a ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Minocqua Police Department said a 34-year-old man died after a boat crash on Lake Minocqua early Saturday morning. Police were called just before 12:50 a.m. for a boat that ...

When you picture Wisconsin's Northwoods, you're probably imagining something that looks like Minocqua. Even if you've never heard the name, the town and its lake are the picture-perfect representation ...

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WSAW) - Dozens of hockey teams from around the country, including two from the UK, will return to Minocqua to compete in the American Pond Hockey Invitational for the third straight ...

Thousands of acres of pine and hardwood forests blanketing a once-glacial landscape surround Minocqua, in the heart of northern Wisconsin's lake country. The interplay of water and woods makes the ...

MINOCQUA -- A weekend on a lake in Northern Wisconsin turns deadly. 56-year-old Russell Steiner from West Bend died Sunday morning after being pulled from a lake near Minocqua. He was struggling in ...

But in a state where winter seems to last most of the year (especially this year), cabin fever is real, and we all need a getaway. Traditionally summer vacation spots used to shut down in the winter — ...

Elizabeth Taylor, who died today at age 79 after weeks in the hospital with congestive heart failure, had a youthful fling with Wisconsin summers. As a teen, Taylor spent several summers in Minocqua, ...